'Ghosts' will answer next 'Call of Duty'

The next Call of Duty game will focus on a new kind of modern warfare.

Call of Duty: Ghosts, due Nov. 5 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and next generation game systems, is being developed by Infinity Ward, the Santa Monica, Calif., studio that created the original Call of Duty and Modern Warfare games.

"Everyone was expecting us to make Modern Warfare 4, which would have been the safe thing to do. But we're not resting on our laurels," said Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin in a statement accompanying the game's announcement. "We saw the console transition as the perfect opportunity to start a new chapter for Call of Duty. So we're building a new sub-brand, a new engine, and a lot of new ideas and experiences for our players. We can't wait to share them with our community."

Showing a series of masked warriors -- among them Spartans, Vikings and samurai -- and finishing with a sextet of special ops fighters and a canine squad member, the video ends with the voiceover saying that "there are those who wear masks to protect themselves. And there are those who wear masks … to protect us all."

Ghosts will be an all-new story in an original Call of Duty universe with new characters -- so no Capt. Price from the three Modern Warfare games -- powered by a next generation Call of Duty engine, said Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg. "Infinity Ward is going all-in to create the next generation of Call of Duty worthy of the world's greatest fans," he said in the announcement.

More about the game will be revealed at the May 21 Xbox: The Next Generation event on Xbox.com, Xbox Live and Spike TV.